Collar support for four-in-hand neckties



March 24, 1953 M. SPIEQGLER ET AL 2,632,170

COLLAR SUPPORT FOR FOUR-IN-I-IAND NECKTIES Filed Aug. 26, 1948 INVENTOR. Moe Spiegler y Hurry Honig ATTOR NEY Patented Mar. 24, 1953 COLLAR SUPPORT FOR FOUR-IN-HAND NECKTIES Moe Spiegler and Harry Honig, New York, N. Y.; said Honig assignor to said Spiegler Application August 26, 1948, Serial No. 46,294

3 Claims. (01. 2-453) The present invention relates to a combined collar clip and four-in-hand necktie support.

Combined collar clips and bow-tie supports have been well known and Widely and successfully used for many years, now. Such devices give the wearer the advantages of a neatly and exactly tied bow as well as smooth and even collar and of facilitating the putting on and taking off of the bowtie and of relieving him from the weight and pressure around the neck incidental to the wearing of the conventional, tied-around-theneck bow tie.

It is the general object of the present invention to provide a useful and practical combined collar clip and four-in-hand necktie support which will afford the wearer the same advantages as afforded the wearers of bow-ties by the combined collar clip and bow-tie support now in use.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device of the character described which will be supported exclusively on the collar front and will also keep the collar front in heat, smooth and unwrinkled condition.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a device of the character described which is capable of varied ornamental treatment to make it a highly decorative and attractive dress accessory article for men.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device of the character described which may be used with equal facility to support thereon .a' permanently attached, factory knotted four in-hand necktie as well as an individually and removably and replaceably knotted four-in-hand necktie.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a device of the character described which will enable the tying of a knot of proper size and shape and of neat and correct appearance.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a device of the character described which will firmly and fixedly support the necktie on the collar with its knot in proper, natural and correct position.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a device of the character described which will securely engage the collar to be firmly held thereon; which is of simple, durable, yet lightweight construction; which is economical to produce and which enables the practice of economies in the production of ready knotted ties; and which is easy, simple and convenient to use.

The foregoing and other advantages and superihand necktie support of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the several embodiments thereof shown in the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiments are shown by way of illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible, and without any intention of limiting the invention to the specific details therein disclosed.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a combined collar clip and four-in-hand necktie support of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a modified form of the device shown in Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along lines 55 of Figure 3.

Referring more specifically to the accompanying drawings, the device of the present invention comprises a frame member, generally designated as H], which may be formed in one or more pieces from one or more kinds of rigid, lightweight material such as thin metal sheet or plastic or partly from each or from paper board.

The frame In may comprise an upper bar section I l, which may be of generally arcuate shape, and have a concave upper edge, so as to fit properly and accurately around the front part of a sort collar and under the outer fold thereof, closely against the fold line thereof. The section II may comprise the Wing portions l2, each adapted to fit under one or the front tabs of a collar, and a central tie supporting portion [3, which may be rearwardly offset relative to the wing portions, so that the latter extend forwardly of the tie supporting portion [3 and give a rounded erfect to the from portions of the collar fold when the device is in position. The central portion l3 may be formed With a downwardly and forwardly extending tongue l4, which may ht into and shape the knot of a necktie tied thereon.

The portion I3, it may here be stated, may be formed with a top edge I5, slanting in one direction, to compensate for the tendency of the front end of a hand tied necktie to slant or become angularly disposed as it is passed around the rear end thereof, in the first step of tying the conventional knot. This tendency is apt to form a knot which extends sideways instead of directly primes of th combined collar clip and four-inforwardly from the collar and the slanting edge l5 will compensate for such tendency and result in the formation of a knot which extends straight forwardly from the collar. It will be readily apparent that the slant of the edge |5 must be opposite in direction to the slant assumed by the forward necktie end on folding and that it may vary with right handed and left handed persons.

Each of the wing portions, l2, may have a depending arm, l6, adjacent its inner end, which may be forwardly offset, as at H, which arms may support by their lower ends a lower bar section, l8; such arms, lower bar. and upper bar section, defining a substantially rectangular space, l9, through which the necktie ends may be manipulated and passed through for the tying of a knot over the section I3.

The bar l8 may have its central portion rearwardly curved to provide a tie knot accommodating recess, 2|, and its end portions, 22, slanting rearwardly, substantially parallel to the wings l2.

While the remaining portions of the frame In may be formed of any suitable material, it is preferable to have the bar [8 formed of metal of substantially rigid character, as it constitutes the base for the means for supporting the device on the collar, and, therefore, requires maximum rigidity and strength.

Each of the ends 22 of the bar I8 may have an opening, 23, formed therein adjacent its free end and may have rearwardly extending ears, 24, formed thereon or struck out therefrom, one to each side of the opening 23. An L-shaped lever, 25 is pivoted on said ears, as by means of the lugs, 26, extending sideways from the edges of the lever at approximately the apex of its angle, which engage into the apertures, 21, of the ears 24.

Secured on the outer face of the bar l8, to

the concave section 2|, thereof, as by means of the rivets, 28, is a correspondingly shaped leaf spring, 29, and an outer bar, 30, likewise correspondingly shaped, except for a deeper central concavity, so as to slightly space its ends, 3|, from the ends 22, to provide the collar receiving spaces, 32. To facilitate the insertion of a collar edge into the spaces 32, the end edges of the bar ends 22 and 3| may be slightly outwardly flared, in opposed directions. The lever 25 is preferably so disposed that when the space 32 is open its manipulating arm is disposed toward the center of the bars l8 and 30, and its operating arm, 33, is rearwardly pointed, away from the bar 30. After a collar is inserted into the slot or space 32, its corresponding lever is manipulated to turn the manipulating arm and to press its arm 33, through the opening 23, against the leaf spring, 29, to press the latter against the collar fabric and to hold it securely against the bar end 3 I.

It will be apparent that the offsetting of the frame arms l6, will tend to move the collar gripping portions of the device outwardly, to avoid the creasing of the collar and to hold the tabs in straight and smooth position.

It will also be apparent that, if desired, the leaf spring, 29, may be eliminated and the collar tab engaged directly between the lever arm 33 and the bar end 3|.

Since the outer bar is a separate member, it may and preferably should be made of or covered with or coated by a decorative material, preferably a precious metal, such as gold, silver or the like, and may and preferably should be or have its end portions ornamentally shaped, as at 35, or studded with precious or semi-precious stones or the like, or have both such decorative treatments applied thereto, in a manner readily understood, to provide a novel and ornamental article of collar jewelry.

In the embodiment of Fig. 4, the upper edge, l5 of the central portion, I3 is straight instead of slanting, and it is provided with a horizontally disposed slot or opening, 40, having a slanting lower edge, 4|. This embodiment is thus particularly adapted and useful for the attachment of a permanently knotted necktie thereto, which is formed without any slant at its initial fold and may be secured around the bar, 42, formed between the edge l5 and the slot 49. This embodiment is also just as well adapted for the personal individual tying of a knot thereon from the conventional four-in-hand tie, the first fold being formed over the slanting edge 4| and subsequent folds being brought around and over the bar 42, in a manner readily understood.

This completes the description of the several embodiments of the device of the present invention. It will be readily apparent that many modifications and variations thereof may be made by any one skilled in the art in accordance with the principles of the invention hereinabove set forth and without the use of any inventive ingenuity. We desire therefore to be protected for any and all such modifications and variations that may be made within the spirit of the present invention and the claims hereto appended.

What we claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising an arcuate, approximately horizontally disposed, upper bar member having a central portion adapted to have the knot of a four-in-hand necktie tied thereover and suspended therefrom and wing portions to each side of said central portion adapted to fit under the fold over tabs of a collar, said central portion having an approximately horizontal slit formed therein, said slit having a lower edge set at an angle to the horizontal, each of said wing portions having a depending, outwardly offset arm extending therefrom adjacent its inner end, said depending arms supporting a lower bar member at their lower ends, said lower bar member having an inwardly offset central portion intermediate said supporting arms and sideways extending portions to each side of said supporting arms, a leaf spring of corresponding shape and substantially corresponding size secured to said lower bar member adjacent its central portion, an outer bar having an offset central portion fitting within the offset of said lower bar member and secured to said lower bar member adjacent its center, said outer bar member having decorative sideways extending end portions substantially parallel to and spaced from the end portions of said lower bar member forming a space adapted to freely receive a collar tab therewithin, each of said side portions of the said lower bar having an opening formed therein adjacent its end, an L-shaped lever pivoted over said opening in position to have one of its arms reciprocated through said opening by the manipulation of the other arm thereof to press and maintain said spring against said end portion of the said outer bar in one position and to release the same in another position thereof.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the central portion of said horizontal bar is formed with a. forwardly and downwardly directed tab extending from its lower edge intermediate said upright bars adapted to direct the knot tied over said central portions forwardly and outwardly from between the collar tabs to which the device is attached.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the upper edge of the said central portion of said horizontal bar is substantially straight and at an angle to the horizontal.

MOE SPIEGLER. HARRY I-IONIG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,037,787 Mathews Sept. 3, 1912 1,164,756 Schneller Dec. 21, 1915 Number Number 15 97,414 

